The 2025 resident survey and the 2024 plebiscite measured different populations, producing statehood figures of 32% and 58.6%.
What else the survey found
- 42% identified with no political party, nearly twice the 22% aligned with the pro-statehood Partido Nuevo Progresista.
- 72% said Puerto Rico’s government has little or no power to make independent decisions without federal intervention.
- 68% said the federally appointed Fiscal Oversight Board has more power over Puerto Rico’s laws than its elected government.
A stacked bar of statehood opinion among Puerto Rico residents: 32 percent support, 31 percent oppose and 37 percent neither support nor oppose.
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A third for statehood, a third against, a third neither
LabPOP surveyed 1,266 adult residents in a stratified probability sample between April and November 2025.
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The numbers
| Category | Support | Oppose | Neither |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico residents | 32% | 31% | 37% |
Two bars: 32 percent statehood support among all adult residents in the 2025 LabPOP survey, and 58.6 percent among completed ballots in the 2024 plebiscite.
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Two statehood figures that are not measuring the same people
The gap between them is a denominator, not a change of mind. Nothing here is a time series.
The numbers
| Share supporting statehood | Support for statehood | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 resident survey | 32% | all adult residents, weighted |
| 2024 plebiscite | 58.6% | completed ballots only |